Armies and State-building in the Modern Middle East

Stephanie Cronin is Lecturer in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Shahs, Soldiers and Subalterns: Opposition, Protest and Rebellion in Modern Iran, 1921-1941 and The Army and the Creation of the Pahlavi State in Iran, 1910-1926 (I.B.Tauris).

• Introduction: Armies, State-building and Politics in the Middle EastChapter 1: The Military Revolution in the Middle East Chapter 2: Importing Modernity: European Military Missions to Qajar IranChapter 3: Building and Rebuilding Afghanistan’s Army Chapter 4: The Iranian Army under Monarchy and Republic: State-building, Empire-building and Revolution Chapter 5: Tribes, Coups and Princes: Building a Modern Army in Saudi Arabia ConclusionNotes Select BiblographyIndex

'Stephanie Cronin is to be congratulated on the inclusion of subaltern history and the fine analysis she provides here...This is a very important book and clearly the historical understanding is essential in current-day discourse on the behaviour of Middle Eastern armies.' Dr. Claudia Prestel, University of Leicester This is a timely and important book, contributing to our understanding of the building and rebuilding of armies in the Middle East. Cronin powerfully demonstrates how the specific behaviour of the military in each national context must take account of a complex web of factors. This book will have a wide range of readers from academics to activists and ordinary readers. Dr Elaheh Rostami-Povey, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London